Fish Inventory Site FSH0222B81

Site Comments: Left bank tributary of Kahiltna River 3 miles below glacier, small green cabin ~1000 ft off right bank.

Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Anchorage, AK
Observers: Cecil Rich, Sharon Delsack

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 10.1° C	Conductivity: 4.0 μS/cm	Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear	Turbidity:	Stream Gradient: 0.5%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium	48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Gravel, Sand
Channel Dimensions:   (OHW) (Wetted) Stream Width: Thalweg Depth:	Rosgen Channel Classification: (C4) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains.
Visit Comments: Site is located on lake tributary of Kahiltna River, not on the Kahiltna (as waypoint is plotted in GIS). See drawing on back of 22B82 data sheet.

Vegetation Classification

		Left Bank	Right Bank
Distance From OHW(m)	0-5	Open Low Willow Shrub	Open Low Willow Shrub
	5-10
	10-20
	20-30

Fish Sampling Effort

Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (A)
EF Time(s): 227		Efficiency:
Channel Type:

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile Chinook salmon		Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 2	Fish Measured: 1	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 50 Max: 50 Mean: 50
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2)
Species: juvenile sockeye salmon		Life History: Anadromous	Spawning: Yes
Total Fish Observed: 4	Fish Measured: 2	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 50 Max: 55 Mean: 52
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (4)
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 12	Fish Measured: 6	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 50 Max: 77 Mean: 63
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (12)

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